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Summit County and local towns are considering an emergency declaration to help address the local affordable housing shortage and emphasize the increasingly dire circumstances of the issue to state and federal partners. Commissioner Tamara Pogue...
Breckenridge Town Council held a special meeting Tuesday, May 18, to discuss ways to increase workforce housing in the town, outlining a variety of potential solutions. The town’s main goal is to increase the proportion...
Photo by Elaine Collins Breckenridge will not bring back Walkable Main, the pedestrian-only Main Street concept that sprung up last summer. The Breckenridge Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday, April 27, to not reinstate the walkway. Community Development Director Mark Truckey explained in a memo to council that there have been numerous inquiries on whether the town would bring back Walkable Main. The town recently surveyed residents and businesses, asking for feedback about the concept. Results favored reintroducing the pedestrian walkway with 86% of residents and 83% of businesses that r...
Photo by Hugh Carey / Summit Daily News archives Breckenridge is tentatively moving forward with planning for a Fourth of July parade. along with several other traditional town events, but as the vaccination rate increases throughout the county, Breckenridge town officials hope events can start to return, even if there are changes to the events’ operations. Bringing back the Independence Day parade is the first major event the town has discussed as a possibility for this summer. While the town planned to host its annual Ullr Fest and snow sculpture competition this past winter, the events ...
Breckenridge Grand Vacations’ Grand Colorado property is pictured Nov. 6, 2019. Company CEO and co-owner Mike Dudick said at Tuesday’s Breckenridge Town Council meeting that he feels the company is being targeted by the council legislatively through a proposed amenity club ordinance. Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan Breckenridge Town Council on Tuesday struck down an emergency ordinance intended to regulate amenity clubs. The subject has been a topic of Town Council meetings for nearly a year, and while it seemed an agreement was reached at the last council work session, five council mem...